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  13 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: "India must be united in the defense of pluralism, against emerging violent forces" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - "The premeditated murder of Gauri Lankesh is an unprecedented offense to the nation and causes rage, shock, and sadness. Gauri represented the best of a free and fearless India that respects t ...
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  13 September 2017
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Let us share the journey of life with everyone": Rancagua and the commitment to migrants Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years it has been estimated that more than half a million migrants have arrived in Chile, mostly from the countries of America. Several thousand arrived in the O'Higgins region, at th ...
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  13 September 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Religious Kenian confessions: "The Electoral Commission must assure a credible vote" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should focus on the coming elections by ensuring that they put their house in order first. Do not drive with the rear mirror on. You do no ...
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  13 September 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: "Stop intolerance at school; justice for Sharon Masih’s family" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The government of Pakistan seems more interested in school infrastructure and security of buildings than in the quality aspect of the education system. We live in a society where students spread ...
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  13 September 2017
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Marayati: "War is fought through forgiveness" Munster (Agenzia Fides) - "War is not fought with war, but through dialogue, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the will to start a new life and follow new paths of peace": said Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Butr ...
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  12 September 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The killers of Fr. Onunkwo, Nigerian priest kidnapped and killed on September 1 have been arrested Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Suspected killers of Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo, Nigerian priest kidnapped and killed on September 1 in Orlu, the second city of the State of Imo, in south-east Nigeria (see Fides 4/9/2017), have been a ...
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  12 September 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Congress: corruption, lack of ethics, environmental devastation, call in a "Church that goes forth" Recife (Agenzia Fides) - "The 4th National Missionary Congress was the meeting of brothers and sisters who shared their faith, their struggles, their anguish, their dreams, their hopes. During this time we felt the Holy ...
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  12 September 2017
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Churches in Pakistan: solidarity with Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and immediate truce Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Strong condemnation of the attacks suffered by the people of Rohingya in Myanmar, and full solidarity and closeness to the Muslim population: this is a declaration signed by the President of the ...
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  12 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Protection of abused girls: the experience of the NGO Suraksha Belagavi (Agenzia Fides) - Rescuing girls sold for the sex market, trafficking, prostitution, child marriage: it is with this spirit that the NGO Suraksha organization, is committed to the recovery, rehabilitation, devel ...
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  12 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - Abducted Salesian priest released: "We thank God and Pope Francis' commitment" New Dehli (Agenzia Fides) - "First of all, we express our deep gratitude to God for the happy conclusion of this incident. We must then thank the Indian government, which put into place every effort for the release of Fr ...
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  11 September 2017
  ASIA/INDIA - An open letter to Christian leaders: "You cannot keep silent in the face of the spread of Hindu extremism" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We, as Indian Christians, are concerned about the change that we see in our country that, from a pluralist democracy, is almost turning into a sort of reign dominated by a Hindu ideology. The ...
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  11 September 2017
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic leaders: you cannot rule the country with murders Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "In the so-called crusade against drugs launched by President Duterte, extrajudicial killings continue at a pace of about a thousand per month. The poor are those most affected. To understand the ...
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  11 September 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Pope's message to Colombians: "Do not resist reconciliation" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us take the first step" was the motto of the apostolic visit carried out by Pope Francis in Colombia, just concluded, in support of the ongoing reconciliation process in a country marked by ...
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  11 September 2017
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Bishops: "The spread of sex parties marks the moral decay of several teenagers" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is concerned about the moral decay that has engulfed some teenage girls and boys as it was reported of young ones who were involved in immoral activities of sex orgies and al ...
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  11 September 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Caritas Venezuela's humanitarian program to counter hunger and denutrition Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Solid Pots" is one of the initiatives launched by Caritas Venezuela to counteract the food shortage in the poorest regions of the Country, particularly among children, adults and sick people. T ...